Chapter 612: Madam Route, shockingly high price after being snatched away

Chapter 612: Madam Route, shockingly high price after being snatched away

When Yang Tianzhen took Zhang Tianai into Jiangdong Building, he happened to see Jiang Xueyuan waiting for the elevator.

Immediately her eyes lit up, and she walked forward with a brisk pace that was inconsistent with her figure. A very friendly smile instantly appeared on her slightly plump face:

"Director Jiang, what a coincidence?"

Zhang Tianai also politely followed up and said hello: "Director Jiang, hello."

"Well, it's quite a coincidence."

Jiang Xuezhen paused for a moment and glanced at Zhang Tianai who was following Yang Tianzhen: "Deputy Manager Yang, what's the matter?"

"That's it. Has Tian'ai's role been finalized?"

"Director Liang seems to be in charge of this matter."

Jiang Xueyuan's expression revealed a hint of just the right amount of surprise: "I've been busy with film screenings lately, so I haven't really interfered. The project team has been set up, so why haven't the roles been decided yet?"

"It's not decided yet. Director Liang said he's still considering it."

Yang Tianzhen narrowed his eyes and asked with a smile: "I want to ask, what do you think?"

"Then let's see."

Jiang Xuerou stopped talking in one sentence. Yang Tianzhen was very sensible and didn't ask any more questions. He just said: "There were a lot of cars parked downstairs in the company today. So many people came to the movie party?"

"The heads of the film purchasing departments of more than a dozen domestic first-tier TV stations are here."

Jiang Xuezhen entered the elevator and pressed the button for the conference room on the seventh floor: "Let's not talk anymore. I'm going to entertain them. You can call Director Liang to follow up."

"Then I'll go find Director Liang."

"What? Director Liang, you said Lin Liang is responsible for this matter?"

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Lin Liang, who was blocked in the office by Yang Tianzhen, smiled on his face and cursed in his heart.

Jiang Xuezhen, a woman who knows that Zhou Shufang and Yang Tianzhen are at odds, refuses to offend anyone.

Lao Liang was also an old man, he was very cautious, looked around, and finally kicked the ball to his side.

What to do?

Lin Liang knew that Zhou Shufang, an old woman, had a kind face but a dark heart, but Yang Tianzhen was not a kind person either.

Fan Binbin deserves a lot of credit for being able to reach this situation today.

After he transferred to Jiangdong, he still had two generals, Lu Han and Song Qian.

As soon as he joined the company, he strongly encouraged the former to join the men's running team.

The latter is even worse. In Lin Liang's mind, he is even more important than Lu Han, and he was directly assigned to the latest variety show on Mango Channel.

Now, I want to push Zhang Jiao to the top.

Lin Liang went out to close the office door and glanced at the humble and nervous beautiful girl waiting at the door.

Seeing that there was no one around and closing the door, he turned around and came back to Yang Tianzhen and said, "Tianzhen, you have just joined the company and you don't know many things yet. I will tell you the truth from the bottom of my heart today."

"Brother Liang, tell me."

"The boss has many things to do and is usually very busy. For a project with this kind of cost, he usually doesn't ask about the process and only looks at the results. But we as subordinates have to pay attention. Look at them, they are all trying for this role."

Lin Liang pointed to several cardboard boxes in the office: "According to our company's rules, Director Liang and I will make a plan report based on our combined opinions, and the boss will review the results and sign."

According to Jiangdong's background, a web drama with a cost of 20 million can be fully prepared by the end of October.

But the problem is that the heroine of this drama is a loser.

After the news of the audition was released, the entertainment industry was slightly shocked. After all, there are as many actresses who want to become famous as there are crucian carp crossing the river.

Lin Liang has already processed a batch, and there are still several boxes of resumes in the office, all of which are candidates for this role.

All the gods in the circle want to recommend someone, and Zhou Shufang, the boss of the artist management department, also has an idea - she wants to copy Nazha's success and promote another Nortel school beauty.

"Isn't that simple?"

Yang Tianzhen said: "Director Liang said that he has no objection. As long as you sign, the report can be written today and handed over to the boss."

Things can't be that simple.

Lin Liang unscrewed the lid of the thermos tea cup and took a sip of wolfberry water: "I see Zhang Jiao..."

"Now her stage name is Zhang Tianai, so you can call her Xiaoai."

"Well, it wouldn't be bad to change the name."

Lin Liang continued: "To be honest, she came from the film school. Director Liang and I are quite satisfied with her acting skills. However, this is the first film directed by Director Liang, so the fixed role is very important." careful……"

"Brother Liang, you might as well just say it."

Yang Tianzhen pouted: "I'm just worried that Zhou Shufang will cause trouble. I'm not afraid of her."

"..."

Lin Liang had a slight sweat on his forehead.

Sister, I respect you as a man.

Zhou Shufang has been working with her boss for a long time and is a distinguished veteran of Jiangdong.

What's more important is that she brought out Gulinazha and Dilraba.

Nazha, who is now extremely popular and extremely favored by her boss, is even more obedient to Zhou Shufang. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are as close as sisters.

If she persuades Nazha to make a fool of herself in front of the big boss, she might one day be optimized because she steps into the company with her left foot.

"You can't say that. You have recommended people in the original Fan Binbin studio, and you know how popular Jiangdong's projects are."

After talking for a while, his mouth went dry. Lin Liang drank all the wolfberry tea and asked: "Innocent, have you ever asked Mr. Li what he thinks?"

"Sister Shuang is on a business trip to South Korea. If I have to trouble her with such a trivial matter, then what else will I do in the future? I might as well set up a stall and sell sweet potatoes."

"Okay, be ambitious."

Lin Liang clapped his hands and applauded: "You are indeed Mr. Li's junior sister. I think highly of you and will definitely make it bigger in the future."

"Brother Liang."

Yang Tianzhen's mind was spinning rapidly, thinking about the stakes, and suddenly her heart moved slightly: "Xiao Ai used to be in the film school, and she was in the same dormitory as Zhao Liying of our company. If you ask her to talk to the boss for help, it shouldn't be a big problem. Bar?"

"Oh, is it so?"

Lin Liang looked a little confused, as if he remembered something, and suddenly said: "I remember, it seems that she and Li Yao are also roommates in the same dormitory. I once recommended her to play a role in Zhen Huan..."

"You mean Li Yan?"

"Did I say that?"

Zhang Tianai was sitting on the sofa outside.

Absently scrolling through the gossip on his phone.

The great director Wang Quan'an went in and hasn't come out yet.

Girls' Generation's Jessica is going to hold a fan meeting in Shanghai.

These things seemed like nothing to her.

Every two or three minutes, Zhang Tianai would look up at the closed door of the manager's office.

Take another look at the time on your phone.

Yang Tianzhen has been inside for 15 minutes and 23 seconds.

How did the two of you talk?

Can I successfully win that role?

At this time, Zhang Tianai's mind was a little confused.

Excitement and apprehension were so intertwined that her heartstrings tightened, and her legs subconsciously tightened together, not even noticing that her nails were digging into her flesh.

After waiting for who knows how long, the closed door finally opened. Lin Liang saw Yang Tianzhen out of the office, and the two chatted and laughed happily.

It seems that some kind of tacit understanding has been reached.

Zhang Tianai suddenly stood up.

She seemed to see a ray of dawn breaking through.

"What does Li Yan want from me?"

The high-end Montblanc pen given by Damei Yuan flexibly crossed the paper, and she signed her name happily.

"I said I wanted to invite you to dinner."

Zhou Yutang stopped what he was doing, threw the document aside, and capped his pen.

He took the phone from Ni Ni and lowered his head to reply.

I usually chat with Li Yao, but it's definitely not as good as talking on the phone with Yijie and Tianxian every now and then.

It’s not as frequent as Nazha and Reba’s chats.

When Li Yao encounters interesting things at work, he will take the initiative to share them with him.

The last WeChat chat message was a photo of Xiamen's blue sky scenery, which was taken by Li Yao during the reshoot of "The Sun Burns the Heart".

"Boss, I want to treat you to dinner."

"Are you in the capital?"

"Yeah, nod obediently."

"Let's make an appointment for dinner. Then you can send me my location."

Li Yao's message was very simple, and Zhou Yutang responded quickly. He tapped his finger on the table, pondered for a while, raised his head and asked:

"Nini, have you cast a casting for the "Princess" project?"

"It seems not yet."

"Ask Lin Liang to hand in the casting report. It will be required by the afternoon at the latest."

Zhou Yutang sank into the large boss chair. The phone on the table vibrated. The caller ID was Deng Chao. When he picked up the call, he knew why:

"Brother Chao, let's talk about the matter you asked about when I meet Director Zheng in the afternoon."

"Then I'll trouble you."

"Little things."

After a brief chat, Zhou Yutang hung up the phone and sent a message back to Liu Shishi.

The night before the Golden Eagle, Tang Yan and Yang Mi almost had sex. After all the family matters were dealt with, they both became more honest.

But the two still didn't have much communication at the Golden Eagle Awards ceremony.

It wasn't until Liu Shishi took the Golden Eagle Vision that the small group of three beauties of Immortal Sword and Three Beauties suddenly became lively again.

This pair of plastic besties who were about to fight seemed to have reached some kind of tacit understanding.

Women are so fickle.

Zhou Yutang asked casually while replying to the message: "How is your schedule today?"

"This morning was a movie viewing party. A dinner was arranged for the directors of these TV stations at noon. In the afternoon, Director Zheng Xiaolong made an appointment for tea, and discussed the theme trailer of "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom" with China Film and Director Xu's team. Promotional plan.”

"The premiere of "One Man's Martial Arts" is over at Yinghuang. In the evening, there will be a video conference with Xingchen Games and an appointment with Tianxian."

Without looking at her work diary, Ni Ni could recite Zhou Yutang's itinerary backwards and forwards, even down to the hour.

This is the basic requirement for being a personal assistant, which is much simpler than being an actor speaking lines.

"There are quite a lot of things."

Zhou Yutang rubbed his forehead: "Tell Chen Xi and ask her to attend the premiere for me. The video conference of Star Games will be postponed to tomorrow."

Sitting in his position, no matter how much he acts as a hands-off shopkeeper and doesn't answer business announcements, he still has a lot of things to deal with.

For example, invitations will be sent to Zhou Yutang for upcoming movie premieres in the industry.

But he certainly won't go to every premiere.

The relationship between Yinghuang and Zhou Yutang was very good, and it was a sign of respect to let the gold medal producer Chen Xi come over.

"It's almost time, let's go."

After looking at the time on his watch, Zhou Yutang stood up and took Ni Ni into the company's large conference room.

The atmosphere at the scene was tense.

The film purchasing director of Modu Channel was pointing at the deputy director of the film purchasing department of Mango Channel.

The latter's eyes widened and he shouted loudly, like a death song played loudly, which made everyone in the conference room have their eardrums buzzing.

The business war in everyone's imagination is about intrigues, strategizing, and defeating the enemy invisible.

In reality, business wars, stealing official seals, and poisoning are quite simple and unpretentious.

It's really embarrassing. The men in high positions in these TV stations are all scolding each other. No one is nobler than the other.

Zhou Yutang received the message from Jiang Xuerong, and the timing of entering the scene was very good. Now it has reached the final stage.

The quality of "Celebrating Yu Nian 2" has been confirmed, and it basically continues the level and style of the first season.

There are even improvements in shooting, and even in terms of costumes and props.

In short.

The quality is worthy of the evaluation of Jiangdong S+ series.

After inspecting the goods, what are you still hesitating about? Just go for it.

The next step is the bidding process, which is very exciting.

The only disadvantage of expensive things is that they are expensive.

The head of the film purchasing department of the TV station without money was anxious.

The opening price was completely beyond expectations, and then it became white-hot. The price soared all the way, and he could only call back for instructions.

The rich are like the mango uncle, who came with a fierce momentum and shouted out a sky-high price of 280 million yuan to exclusively take the first round of Jiangdong's two dramas.

There is a reason why Mango TV is crazy.

At this year's media promotion and advertising investment conference alone, Mango TV's "Where Are We Going, Dad?" received a sponsorship fee of 500 million from a beverage brand.

This large sum of money, part of which is the TV station's film purchase budget for next year, and the start-up funds for new variety shows.

Then the wealthy Mango TV was collectively besieged by several other TV stations, and even the vertical and horizontal alliances in the art of war were used.

Jiangsu TV and Shanghai TV are not vegetarians either.

The latest seasons of "Extreme Challenge" and "Running Man" have a total investment of more than 600 million.

As an S+ drama produced by Jiangdong, "Celebrating Yu Nian 2" triggered an extremely fierce bidding war.

Ni Ni sat next to Zhou Yutang and was amazed.

In other occasions, this group of TV station masters are arrogant and posing.

When producers in the circle meet them, they are all respectful.

Only at Jiangdong's film viewing meeting can you see them break down.

Finally.

"Celebrating Yu Nian 2" was sold to Shanghai and Blueberry TV.

The first round price was 220 million.

Hou Hongliang, who also attended the film viewing as a member of the main creative team, was calculating in his mind.

This drama has a total of 38 episodes, 8 episodes less than the first season, and the price of each episode is as high as 5.8 million.

It exceeded the 3.8 million of the first part of "Celebrating Yu Nian" and also broke the record of film sales in the TV circle.

It was jointly broadcasted online by Tencent and Bilibili, which are currently developing in-depth cooperation. The online copyright is 4 million yuan per episode, and the total price is as high as 152 million.

The production cost of this drama will not exceed 180 million. It has not yet been broadcast, and not only has the cost been recovered, but it has even earned nearly two small goals.

This does not include the share of the patch advertising revenue that Jiangdong Entertainment can enjoy.

Hou Hongliang was shocked, and his heart became more and more heated.

If this was his own project, wouldn't it be...

The picture was so beautiful that he didn't dare to think about it.

The other TV stations didn't get the big prize, but another drama, "Pretty Li Huizhen", which is suspected to be a benchmark for "Love O2O", also triggered a bidding scramble.

Compared with "Joy of Life 2", "Pretty Li Huizhen" is not starring Zhou Yutang, which is a bit less interesting.

But who knows whether Reba, one of the two beauties from Northern Xinjiang, will be as popular as "Love O2O"?

With the Jiangdong label, there are endless possibilities, and it is definitely worth a gamble.

The drama was sold at a price of 2 million per episode, with a total price of 92 million, which is a completely acceptable result.

The backbones of the TV drama business department brought by Jiang Xueluan were all very excited.

Zhou Yutang, however, looked calm and stood up and shook hands with several partners: "Happy cooperation."

This price must have exceeded expectations, but he has excellent qi cultivation skills, and there is no joy or anger on his face.

"Mr. Zhou, happy cooperation."

The director of the film purchasing department of Blueberry TV shook Zhou Yutang's hand.

This time, after consulting with Zhou Ningfeng in advance, Jiangsu TV has set its sights on Jiangdong's TV series in the first quarter of next year, and its main purpose is to "raise the price".

As for the director of Mango TV, who had greeted him in advance during the Golden Eagle Awards, Zhou Yutang also had something to say, saying that his bid was higher than yours.

The most important thing is that Mango TV has successively acquired "The New Condor Heroes" and Teacher Fan's "Empress Wu" this year.

The authorities have issued a restriction order on TV stations for costume dramas.

That is to say.

There are certain restrictions on costume dramas broadcast in prime time on TV stations in the future.

A lot of money has been spent, and someone has taken kickbacks. If they want to get "Celebrating Yu Nian 2", they will have a hard time. Mango TV has many internal constraints, and it is not as good as Blueberry TV and Shanghai TV's desperate bet.

However, the TV series "Pretty Li Huizhen" was won by Mango TV and Anhui TV.

Jiangdong Entertainment has expanded its cooperation scope and continued to increase its influence, rather than completely tying up the three major TV stations.

Zheng Xiaolong originally came here to discuss something, and happened to catch up, so he also had a meal.

He is also very well connected in the field of TV dramas, and there are many old friends present.

During the meal, the situation of today's Jiangdong film viewing meeting was organized through the conversations of everyone. Driven by curiosity, he asked more questions, and Hou Hongliang next to him raised three fingers to him.

What! ?

The wine in the glass in Zheng Xiaolong's hand paused in the air.

His mouth opened wide, and he couldn't say a word.

Now that capital has poured into the film and television industry, the TV drama market is different from the previous two years.

In other words, Jiangdong Entertainment has made a step forward on the basis of its original glory.

Jiangdong's annual S+ project, from what I heard, was sold for 300 million.

As they are all in the industry, Zheng Xiaolong naturally knows the value of this price.

Calculating the possible final profit figures quickly, Zheng Xiaolong's hands were shaking a little, and some wine spilled.

Zhou Yutang is too evil.

As long as it is his project, he will take a sack to fill it with money before it is broadcast.

"Director Zheng, why did you spill the wine?"

Hou Hongliang asked knowingly.

When he knew the result, his legs were shaking, not much better than Zheng Xiaolong.

"Old Zheng, are you raising fish here?"

"Director Wang, you have a huge capacity, I really can't do it. I really have something to discuss with Mr. Zhou in the afternoon."

Zheng Xiaolong drank the wine in the glass and turned it upside down.

Waving his hand, he decisively admitted his defeat.

These guys who came out of the system are all experienced wine players.

At my age, there is no need to toss with them.

Today's meal was a great pleasure for both the host and the guests.

In the afternoon, Zheng Xiaolong made an appointment with Zhou Yutang to drink tea in the teahouse to sober up.

The young waitress in cheongsam made a gesture of invitation with a set of skillful and elegant movements.

Zheng Xiaolong took the teacup and felt that the tea soup was bright in color, which was pleasing to the eye.

He took another sip, and the natural flavor that had been hidden for many years was stimulated by hot water, and then awakened and indulged, and began to be gentle and smooth.

Then, it was bitter and sweet, with endless aftertaste.

Putting down the teacup, Zheng Xiaolong sighed: "The taste is full, it is indeed the best tea. Zeng Li's teahouse is really a good place to go."

In fact, the business of the teahouse was not good when it first opened.

Apart from Zhou Yutang discussing projects with others, Huang Xiaoming sometimes brought friends to take care of the business.

There were few other wild guests.

But as Zhou Yutang grew bigger, this place became a frequent stop for big guys such as Han Sanping, Ren Zhonglun, Wang Changtian, and Li Dagou.

Gradually, there was an endless stream of guests, almost trampling the door.

Zheng Xiaolong drank tea, listened to the melodious zither, and nodded slightly: "Yu Tang, I heard that this place doesn't do business outside recently?"

"There are too many people and things to do, so let's close the door and entertain friends."

Zhou Yu Tang steadily picked up the teacup, took a sip, and smiled softly: "It's quiet. Director Zheng is a VIP here. You are welcome to come and taste the tea at any time."

Zeng Li didn't think about making a lot of money.

At first, she was very happy that there were more guests, but gradually she realized that the real purpose was not to drink.

These people didn't come to drink tea at all, they all came for Zhou Yu Tang.

She was happy for Zhou Yu Tang, but also worried about causing trouble for him. After all, it's hard to judge the way some people do things.

The more famous one is a local boss who brought a whole suitcase of cash and just left it here, leaving a message saying that he wanted to make friends with Zhou Yu Tang and show his appreciation.

After careful consideration, Zeng Li set up this teahouse as closed to the public and only used it to entertain friends, and the past peace was restored.

"If you say so, I will bother you more in the future."

Zhou Yutang gave face like this, Zheng Xiaolong was very happy and felt proud.

In this circle, only Han Sanping, La Peikang, Ren Zhonglun and others are qualified to come here for tea.

This puts him on an equal footing, which is enough to show respect.

After chatting about the prospects of the industry for a while, the topic quickly switched to Zheng Xiaolong's new play.

Zheng Xiaolong put down the teacup and asked: "Yutang, Mr. Jia said that you are very optimistic about this play and must let me do it?"

Ah, did I say this?

Zhou Yutang secretly criticized Boss Jia for being a rude person, and his face was full of sincerity: "Except for Director Zheng, I can't think of anyone who can manage such a big project."

"You are too flattering."

Zheng Xiaolong smiled slightly and pointed his finger.

Since "The Legend of Zhen Huan", "The Legend of Yue Fei" has also achieved remarkable results. Zheng Xiaolong, a top director of the older generation of drama circles, has proved to the audience with his achievements that he is still sharp.

Various investors have come to him, so he naturally has no shortage of projects.

He first cooperated with Zhou Xun, the winner of the three Golden Awards, to shoot "Red Sorghum", and then was appointed by Boss Jia.

Boss Jia of LeTV is ambitious. After acquiring "Grave Robbers' Chronicles", he was still not satisfied. He set his sights on another novel by Jiang Shengnan, "The Legend of Miyue", and wanted to bring it to the screen to continue the glory of "The Legend of Zhen Huan".

When Zhou Yutang made his first pot of gold, he began to consciously hoard copyrights.

At that time, copyrights were all sold at a bargain price, and the price continued to rise later. Jiangdong has also been hoarding and absorbing them, and has already packaged several works of Jiang Shengnan.

Over the years, Jiangdong Entertainment has hoarded a large number of copyrights, and is also called a gold mountain in the circle.

With the phenomenal hit "The Legend of Zhen Huan" as a precedent, of course, some film and television companies have asked about the price of "The Legend of Miyue".

It was still Boss Jia who acted decisively, generously donated money, and overwhelmed the competitors to buy the copyright of "The Legend of Miyue" again at a premium.

Many people in the industry know the inside story and laugh at Boss Jia for being stupid and rich.

Little do they know that Boss Jia's ambitions are also big.

The accumulation of hit film and television works is just to promote the products of the entire LeEco ecosystem in one fell swoop.

Boss Jia has a big pattern.

The method of adding money is even more powerful.

Basically, the cooperation model is the same as "Grave Robbers' Chronicles", and the big pie of "The Legend of Miyue" was eaten.

The copyrights of these online articles and novels cannot be converted into real economic benefits if they are not filmed.

In addition to the key projects that the company plans to do in the future, other minor copyrights were gradually released under Zhou Yutang's instruction.

This is the case in "Tomb Raiders Notes", and the same situation is similar in "The Legend of Miyue".

While recovering a large amount of funds, you can also own part of the future profit share.

Boss Jia spares no expense to promote the entire LeTV ecological chain, but for Zhou Yutang, there is no need to exert any effort to accurately blast his gold coins.

There is no loss in this business.

Zheng Xiaolong had a share of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" and made a lot of money. This time, he was stunned by Boss Jia's power point presentation and took over the project.

According to him, if it is to be done, it must be made into a high-quality product.

The quality is at least comparable to "The Legend of Zhen Huan". Zheng Xiaolong first thought of Zeng Li, who had successful cooperation experience in "The Legend of Zhen Huan", as the perfect candidate for the heroine of "The Legend of Mi Yue".

"Director Zheng."

Zhou Yutang laughed and said, "If you want to invite Zeng Li, you can go to her directly. I can't make the decision."

"I contacted him and he said he won't be taking any roles in the second half of this year."

Zheng Xiaolong sighed: "You are her boss, can't you help with the work?"

"It's beyond my reach even if I want to do it."

Zhou Yutang said helplessly: "She is traveling abroad now, and I haven't seen her for a while."

Sister Jiangdong's life was so comfortable.

Every time I finish filming a movie, I reward myself with traveling and relaxing for a while, which is called enjoying life.

This year, I finished the drama promotion work of "In the Name of the People" and "Chi Ling", filmed the endorsement commercials, checked out the dozen or so films in my hand, and went on a casual trip.

Everyone has their own ambitions, Zhou Yutang didn't want Sister Li to work too hard, he just wanted her to be happy and successful.

As for work, it doesn't matter if you take it if you like it or if you don't like it, you can let it go.

Anyway, she has her own back.

Zheng Xiaolong showed enough sincerity, but in the end the result was the same, and he was inevitably a little frustrated.

There is no choice but to try out the show again.

In order to cooperate with LeTV's grand strategy, Xu Ming is pressing very hard and must start production in the second half of the year.

Zhou Yutang's heart moved slightly, "Director Zheng, I recommend someone. You can ask her to come over and give it a try."

"who?"

Zheng Xiaolong became a little more interested.

Zhou Yutang smiled and said a name.

"She..."

There was a process of building character adaptation in his mind. Zheng Xiaolong nodded: "Okay, let her come over and give it a try."